Student 'violently' arrested after stripping to underwear in Iran to protest dress code
In an incredibly brave protest, a young woman walks the streets in her underwear in protest against Iran's brutal modesty code after women have died after being brutally arrested
4 Nov 07:50 · Daily Record
Iranian woman 'violently arrested' after removing clothes at Tehran university
A female student stripped to her underwear outside her university in Iran in what some said was a protest against the country's strict Islamic dress code.
4 Nov 07:57 · RNZ
Moldova’s pro-Western President wins 2nd term in runoff overshadowed by Russian meddling claims
Moldova's pro-Western President Maia Sandu wins second term in pivotal election marred by Russian interference and voter fraud.
4 Nov 08:40 · The Hindu
Watching the U.S. election
Canadians are eager to see how the results of the contentious U.S. presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will shape the next four years.
4 Nov 08:53 · Castanet
Murray Sinclair dies at 73
Murray Sinclair, who was born when Indigenous people did not yet have the right to vote, grew up to become one of the most decorated and influential people to work in Indigenous justice and advocacy.
4 Nov 08:58 · Castanet
Police officer jailed for sexually abusing girl
John Stringer is sentenced to 10 years after being found guilty of five counts of sexual abuse.
4 Nov 11:11 · BBC News
Pensioner, 85, who picks litter for free is fined for littering
Alan Davies , 85, had been litter picking with a group of friends along Longwood Lane and Hayhead Wood in Walsall on September 6.
4 Nov 11:12 · Mail Online
Video shows mum's house covered in spiders for Halloween
Sally Jacks spent two days handmaking a giant spider for her display
4 Nov 11:23 · Wales Online
Swearing at work is more common in the North, judge rules
Robert Ogden made the comment during a clash about his female colleague's weight, Judge Jetinder Shergill heard.
4 Nov 11:37 · Mail Online
Welsh woman bakes life-sized Queen Elizabeth I sculpture made out of cake
Welsh baker Emma Jayne Morris suffered a serious injury during the four weeks it took to create
4 Nov 12:06 · Wales Online
Dundee Asda worker jailed for £47k National Lottery scam
Melanie Davies has been jailed for carrying out the con.
4 Nov 12:16 · The Courier
Former councillor paid £15K by woman who branded him a 'bully and misogynist'
The money has been paid 'as a mark of regret' and comes with an apology to long-serving councillor Gary Hopkins
4 Nov 12:29 · BristolLive
Scots supermarket worker who conned National Lottery out of £50k jailed
Melanie Davies admitted exploiting a glitch in the system to steal £47,000 in under a year while she was working as a till cashier at a branch of Asda.
4 Nov 13:06 · Daily Record
JK Rowling mocks Isla Bryson after trans rapist called her 'pathetic'
Isla Bryson, 32, was jailed for eight years in February 2023 after raping two women in West Dunbartonshire and Glasgow.
4 Nov 13:35 · Mail Online
The strict dress codes you must stick to in most states when you vote
There are many little-known rules around the clothing you wear to vote in just about every American state, with some tougher than others.
4 Nov 13:49 · Mail Online
Rachel Reeves and her husband 'earn £74,000 per year in rental income'
This south London property can also provide lucrative rental income if, like Rachel Reeves , you have begun to benefit from a grace-and-favour flat as part of your job.
4 Nov 13:51 · Mail Online
Urgent care boss 'out of depth' over Letby claims
Karen Townsend told the Thirlwall Inquiry she was only aware of "vague" concerns.
4 Nov 14:31 · BBC News
A sex predator stalks his prey in horrifying video
WARNING UPSETTING CONTENT: Ghulan Mohammed, 36, prowled Leicester city centre when he spotted the woman stumbling along a path after becoming separated from her friends.
4 Nov 14:48 · Mail Online
Iran urged to release woman detained after undressing at university
Activists say the woman was protesting against the hijab laws, but authorities say she is mentally ill.
4 Nov 15:03 · BBC News
Reeves does the right thing by miners robbed by Tories and gives them Budget boost
Keen to see the injustice against ex miners righted, Mirror political columnist Paul Routledge is delighted by their pension boost in Labour's first Budget – but is sad his old union delegate friend did not live to see it
4 Nov 15:15 · The Mirror
Teen's 11 chilling words to family after stabbing woman to death in scooter row
The teenage murderer suspect repeatedly watched himself stab his victim Danielle Davidson with a zombie-style knife on CCTV in court, before changing his plea to guilty
4 Nov 15:31 · The Mirror
Shocking moment bear smacks woman in the face on restaurant patio
Wild footage shows the creature leaning on the table and nibbling at a plate of food as woman sat frozen next to her male companion.
4 Nov 15:33 · Mail Online
Former Scotland rugby captain pleads guilty to domestic abuse over five-year period against former partner
Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has pleaded guilty to one charge of domestic abuse over a five-year period against his former partner.
4 Nov 15:37 · LBC
Adolescent exam anxiety can be intensified by pressure to achieve, says academic
Former teacher Professor of Education David Putwain says "heavy-handed" messages around test results can fuel extreme worry among some 16- to 18-year-olds, even when others respond well to such messages.
4 Nov 15:50 · phys.org
Pensioner, 85, who volunteers to pick litter fined for littering after losing walking stick
Alan Davies, 85, from West Midlands, says he has been left 'shocked and upset' after he received a hefty fine after forgetting his walking stick whilst out litter picking
4 Nov 15:50 · The Mirror
Grandfather who was fined for littering has punishment waived
Good Samaritan Alan Davie s had been litter picking with a group of friends along Longwood Lane and Hayhead Wood in Walsall on September 6.
4 Nov 16:03 · Mail Online
Mum's horror as Lidl trolley 'crushes her baby' after rolling off kerb and flipping onto him
Lucy Greatbatch was doing her weekly shop when the trolley 'rolled' off the kerb and toppled over - causing 10-month-old George to hit his head on the pavement.
4 Nov 16:05 · Wales Online
Man goes on a hacking spree in Madurai, Sivaganga; murders a shopkeeper
Man goes on hacking spree, injuring family members, murdering man, and attacking others before arrest at Collectorate.
4 Nov 16:16 · The Hindu
Monday court round-up — Bail barfer and bouncy badness
A round-up of court cases from Tayside and Fife.
4 Nov 16:45 · The Courier
Businessman and wife assaulted bar staff after being asked to leave
Daniel and Serena Hallam were arrested after leaving one of the victims with a broken jaw and the other with a broken tooth and rib at the Alsager cricket club in Cheshire.
4 Nov 16:58 · Mail Online
Giant stone gargoyle of council leader to stay despite jail threat
A builder says he is 'happy to go to jail' for keeping a giant stone gargoyle of a deputy mayor on his property amid a major planning row.
4 Nov 17:08 · Mail Online
What TV’s Equal Time Rule Is — and What It Isn’t
Kamala Harris on 'SNL' forced NBC to comply with the FCC's Equal Time rule.
4 Nov 17:30 · IndieWire
Chilling CCTV shows predator tracking woman through streets before trying to rape her
Ghulan Mohammed, 36, was sentenced to seven years and three months after he walked a drunk woman around city streets and ultimately tried to rape her in his car
4 Nov 17:31 · The Mirror
Asda cashier jailed after conning National Lottery out of nearly £50,000
Melanie Davies, from Brechin, repeatedly told the National Lottery that higher sums had to be paid out having tampered with tickets while working at an Asda supermarket
4 Nov 17:59 · The Mirror
Lady de Rothschild's death reopened by Italian cops 44 years later
Italian police have reopened the investigation into the mysterious disappearance of the former Lady de Rothschild in an Italian snowstorm in 1980. 
4 Nov 18:42 · Mail Online
When are New Zealand teens taught about periods?
Most of the New Zealand teenagers who joined a focus group on periods said they got their first period before understanding what their body was doing.
4 Nov 19:10 · RNZ
NCEA and scholarship exams begin
The Qualifications Authority said 121 exams would be offered over the four-week exam season.
4 Nov 19:25 · RNZ
'My client is no more': murder trial delayed after assassination of 'underworld boss' in the Cape
Self-proclaimed businessman and alleged underworld boss Mark Lifman died in a hail of bullets on Sunday in the parking lot of the Garden Route Mall in George in the Western Cape
4 Nov 19:26 · TimesLIVE
Hospital boss denies telling police it was unjust to investigate Letby
Ruth Millward, the former head of risk and patient safety at the Countess of Chester Hospital, said she couldn't remember telling police she thought it 'unjust' that Lucy Letby was being investigated.
4 Nov 20:15 · Mail Online
US election: Concerns about post-election unrest widespread
"I just want this nightmare to be over" - How voters are dealing with election stress?
4 Nov 20:25 · RNZ
Family stunned at value of gold coins they've kept for 100 years
A Philadelphia family smartly held onto the 59-coin collection for more than a century. Now, their nest egg is about to pay out after their collection was professionally appraised.
4 Nov 20:27 · Mail Online
‘We’re not Eton’ say small private schools in Wales who face closure over VAT rules
'I am not being dramatic, that could happen. We could close overnight with an exodus of children'
4 Nov 21:49 · Wales Online
Labour's private school VAT raid may be 'impossible' to implement
Philip Britton, the incoming chair of the HMC, said he was 'concerned' for finance professionals having to register schools for VAT before the January 1 implementation date.
4 Nov 22:30 · Mail Online
BBC criticised over new Chris Kaba documentary
The BBC has been criticised for screening a new documentary about Chris Kaba just two weeks after the officer who shot him dead in 2022 was cleared of a murder charge
4 Nov 23:14 · Mail Online
Melania and Ivanka skip Trump's last pitch across US swing states
While much of the Trump family remains out in full-throated support for Donald's attempt to win Tuesday's election, wife Melania and daughter Ivanka are absent.
4 Nov 23:35 · Mail Online
Damning audit of Tim Walz's countless lies
With the tightest presidential race in living memory now entering its dramatic final hours, no stray words, comment or cough from the contenders will pass without fierce scrutiny.
4 Nov 23:59 · Mail Online
NCEA, scholarship exams start today
NCEA and scholarship exams begin on Tuesday with assessments in dance, maths and Tongan. The Qualifications Authority said 121 exams would be...
5 Nov 00:00 · Otago Daily Times Online News
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